Course

Introduction to Practice

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Sign Language Interpretation
Course code
INTR 1242
Credits
1.50
Semester length
Flexible delivery ranging over 6 to 15 weeks
Max class size
16
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Tutorial
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This field-based course provides students with an introduction to the practice profession of Sign Language interpretation. Learning is focused on: continuing development of pre-interpreting skills such as vocabulary development, discourse mapping and discourse reconstruction (paraphrasing); application of the Demand Control Schema (best practice process for reflection and decision making); an introduction to the Deaf-Blind community.
Course content

The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

  • Ongoing application of discourse analysis is an ever-evolving skill of interpreters.
  • Ongoing learning about the varieties of language use and cultural identities encountered in an  interpreter’s work is required for effective practice.
  • Current knowledge on a variety of topics is required for effective practice.
  • Interpreters may work with people who are Deaf-Blind, which entails mastering an additional skill set to accommodate specific communication needs and intervening techniques.
  • The decision-making process of interpreters is a complicated process requiring a multifaceted approach that considers all perspectives.
  • The Demand Control Schema provides useful constructs that allow for reflective dialogue about interpreting work, with the goal of improving effective and ethical decision making.

 

Learning activities
  • Lecture/discussion
  • Demonstration/practice
  • Group work
Means of assessment
  • Demonstration/practice
  • Group work
  • Written assignments

This is a letter-graded course.

Learning outcomes
  1. Apply techniques learned through observations to one’s own emerging professional practice;
  2. Explain the etiology of Deaf-Blind identities and communication methods used by Deaf-Blind people as well as define the distinction between interpreters and interveners;
  3. Apply strategies for on-going vocabulary development;
  4. Examine various settings in which interpreters work, using a Best Practice Process approach.
Textbook materials

T.B.A.

Requisites

Prerequisites

B or above in INTR 1142

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

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(Current)

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer details for INTR 1242
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025